The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-29
In Brief.

Edward Leng, thirty years or age, escaped
from the Insane Hospital last evening.
Charles Lewis. coiored, sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary for one year for robbng the Bates
House news stand, has applied for a trial.
Marriage licenses issued yesterday to
Marion NJ. Scott and Julia A. Mackey, Conrad
Both and Charlotte M. Hoerth, Ollie S. Kinner
and Ellen Thompson.
r. r.. Parker was bitten by a vicious dog, on
North Meridian street, yesterday afternoon.
The dog has bitten several other persons re-
Gently, and the police have been asked TO Kill It.
Thomas P. Hicgans's trial for embezzling $500
from Holland g Co. consumed the entire DAY IN
the Criminal Court yesterday. and was sub
mitted to the jury late last evening During
the night verdict of aequitral was returned
The appropriatiug ordinance to meet the ex.
peuses of the recent city election will De passed
at the first regular meeting OF the Councl IN
November. and the payment of claims Will De-
gin Nov Is. In order to secure prompt pay
ment, bills should be filed with the city clerk at
John Ward a brakeman the Big Four rail-
road, was coupling cars at Lebanon yesterday
afternoon when his arm WAS caught between
the bumpers and badly crushed he was
brought back this city and taken to ST. Vim
cents Hospital His place of residence IL not
known.
FINANCES OF THE SOUTHERN PRISON.
Warden Pa;ten, OF the Jeffersonville prison.
settled with the Auditor OF State. yesterday, for
the last quarter of the fiscal year. He reported
expenses during August amounting to Sc, 232 81;
September. 81, 123 Is. and October, 81 3e5. 81:
total, $1z 1872 o. The earning OF the institution
during the same period were Sl5, which
10 a better financial showing than Howard. the
former warden, ever made.
COULDN'T PAY HIS BILL.
William G. Miller, guest of the Grand Hotel
Tor two days. was locked in the station house
last night as a vagrans. He couldn't pay his bill
when he was asked to settle, aud acknowledged
he was hotel beat His home. he says, is in
Bellefontaine, o., aud he carried letters that in
dicated that his right name is VIM. c. Mcclure.
The hotel people first suspected that be was not
able TO pay his bill when he pawned an overcoat
for 3d. yesterday morning, ard spent al the
money for whisky.
INJURED A TORPEDO EXPLOSION.
Frank Pearce, aged nine years. living with
his uncle. DR.. Parsons, in the Kaufman block.
on West Washington street. found a railroad
torpedo near the Union Depot yesterday after
noon. and not knowing lis dangerous character.
placed it a rock in the OF the Illinois
House, and struck il with brick The
plosion followed, and the boy. bending over the
rock. was badly injured by the flying portions Of
the torpedo. Fis face and hands were badly
cut. and one large particle penetrated his alb
domen, making a dangerous wound. He was
removed to his homo by Flanner & Buchanan.
DIR. vENABLE ON BoYHooD EXPERIENCES.
fair audience was in attendance on the
lecture of DIR. w. Fl. Venable, at Plymouth
Church. last evening The subject announced
was 'The Hurnor and Pathos Of Boy Life" but
the treatment of the subject was hardly to be
surmised from this. The lecturer gave bio
graphical sketch of one Thomas Tadmore
through the sorrows and joys OF his early life,
particularly at an institution Of learning desig
mated as Chockfodder Institute 1t largely
an exposition of the speakers theories OF peda-
gogy. put together in facetious style, and in
terspersed with 'wise saws and modern In
stances" great many witticisms were intro
duced in the course Of the lecture at some of
which some of the audience laughed heartily.